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Details regarding our meet at knoxville

We will be taking a bus to this meet. The following details have been provided by the Knoxville team.Schedule:4:30 - 5:00 check-in5:00 - 6:00 hardware, software, field inspection, and informal interviews - Be prepared for software/hardware inspections by 5. We will not have scheduled times but will operate like the first meet.6:00 - 6:15 welcome, national anthem, coaches meeting6:30 - 8:45 matchesWe will be holding to this schedule as closely as possible to get everyone on the road in good time.

Informal Interview:Volunteers will be asking teams a few questions in the pit area. This will be very informal but will give the teams a little practice before League Championship. Please have someone in your pits at all times during hardware/software check-in time to speak with the interviewers. They will be sending their comments on to the League administrators.

Location/Directions:The event will be held at the Marion County Extension office, 210 N Iowa Street, Knoxville, IA 50138. Phone # 641-842-2014Entering Knoxville from the north or south on Hwy 14 (also called N Lincoln Street), turn east onto W Marion Street. The Extension Office will be on the left (north side) at the end of a long block. Signs will be posted. This is the south entrance of the building.

Unloading/Parking:You can unload in the small parking lot at the south entrance. The pit rooms will be directly inside the door. After unloading, please move your vehicle to the church parking lot next door or park along the street. We would like to keep the parking lot open for visitors who need easy access to the event.

Please bring with you:

A printed team roster is required at check-in (from the TIMS system). A paper copy is necessary for younger members

A printed copy of the Hardware Inspection Checklist - found on the FTC website under Team Resources, Preparing for Competition, Getting Ready for Competition. Use this sheet prior to the meet to make sure your robot passes all criteria. The TEAM column on this spreadsheet should be checked off when you bring it to the meet.

Printed copy of the Software Inspection Checklist/Field Inspection Checklist - again, use the TEAM column to verify your robot meets criteria. Bring this sheet with your checkmarks to the competition.

A Bill of Materials - for the hardware check

Driver/Coach buttons

Safety glasses

Your own power strip

Other event info:

Make sure you have the correct labels on your robot and your team number. Each number should be at least 3" high and 1/2" wide. They should be in a contrasting color from the background.

We will have a practice field with the red set of elements. It will NOT have a router set up so plan on tethering or bluetoothing your robot.

Hey guys! As you all should know, we hosted our FIRST EVER robotics competition. It was awesome! Since we are in leagues this year, there were ten schools here. A lot of the teams were new or second years, so it didn't have a competition type setting. We announced at open ceremony that it would be more of a time to get familiar with what's going on, how the process works and what the FTC environment is like. A lot of the team members helped various teams by giving tips. Whether it was on coding, controlling the robot, or public speaking, everyone of the Sock Monkeys had an answer. It was a great turn out over all, considering it was the first competition and we had a good audience. Overall, it was an extremely successful project that went very smoothly throughout the day.

We are just excited as you guys are for the competition Saturday, if not more. :D Everything is coming together, and the Sock Monkey's shirts are done. Notebooks are being brought together and organized, robot being tested, excitement is everywhere. We decided to come up with a playlist also, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpaW0g5ctY2Pnc69EXdF9cD-5sGWRFw_

ALL Sock Monkeys need to have FIFTEEN dollars to Molly before school gets out Monday. The following NEED to be signed up by tomorrow evening: Ben Kutz, Ben Sawyer, Alissa Newendorp, Cory Genskow, and Collin Palmer.